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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Charles Motisi in Traction

Date: 09 18 1933
Description: Charles Motisi lying in a hospital bed with his foot in traction at Madison General Hospital with the first football injury of the season.
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Bob Zwerg, Golfer

Date: 06 17 1933
Description: Bob Zwerg, 16, golfer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwerg, West Junior High School championship winner.
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East High School Football Players

Date: 09 16 1931
Description: Two East High School football players on the practice field, one posing like a center, and one posing like a running back.
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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East Side Business Men's Association Officers

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Officers of the Madison's East Side Business Men's Association shown with the football captain and the basketball captain of East High School. Standing fro...
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Wisconsin High School Football Team

Date: 09 09 1948
Description: Portrait of four Wisconsin High School football players in uniform.
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Central High School Football Team

Date: 09 10 1948
Description: Portrait of three Central High School football players in uniform.
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East High School Football Players

Date: 09 20 1948
Description: Four Madison East High School football players posing outdoors in uniform.
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Steinborn Studio Baseball Team

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Description: A group portrait of the Steinborn Studio baseball team, sitting and standing in a group in the outfield. The coaches are wearing suits, and the bat boys ar...
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Three All-State Football Players

Date: 11 15 1948
Description: Three Madison high school football players, named to the 1948 Wisconsin All-Star football team. Left to right: Peter Cuilla and Al Trotalli, West High Scho...
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Fashion Show Models with High School All-State Football Players

Date: 12 18 1948
Description: Three female models that took part in a fashion show for the Wisconsin All-State Football Squad during a dinner at Manchester's Madison Room, shown with fi...
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Ice Skater Dick Simonson

Date: 01 11 1949
Description: Dick Simonson, a young Madison ice skater who placed third in the boys juvenile division of the Silver Skates meet in Milwaukee.
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West High School Archery Squad

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: The West High School archery squad is defending its national title, which they have won two years in a row. Pictured, left to right, in the front row are: ...
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West High School National Archery Champion

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: Bill Wolber, West High School national champion, who recently competed to defend his title. He won't know for several weeks, although he broke several reco...
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Wisconsin High School Basketball Team

Date: 01 24 1949
Description: Wisconsin High School basketball team that is seeking its eighth straight victory. Left to right are, front row: Morris Phillips, Paul Trump, Jerry Herling...
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Verona High School Basketball Team

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: A group portrait of ten Verona High School basketball players, and their coach, Harry Scott.
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Municipal Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 17 1949
Description: Group portrait of Frankie's Tavern Cagers, winners of the Madison Municipal Basketball tournament. Front row, left to right: Bob Burns, manager Frankie Lo...
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The La Valle Story Photographs

Date: 05 03 1949
Description: Bill Frazier, an all-state basketball player for Reedsburg High School, visiting with Lavalle Junior High School principal Franklin Head, with students Rog...
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LOFT Honors Football Players

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Madison youth organization the LOFT honored Madison high school football players who were selected previously for All-City berths by handing out certificat...

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